For everyone who loves being trapped indoors with monsters, Alone in the Dark is the game for you. Return to the classic Derceto Manor in this remake/reimagination of the popular 90s cult classic. This reimagination brings with it new color, story, mechanics, and a huge graphical overhaul to make it on par with modern horror games. Prepare to scream, get jump-scared, and enjoy every last minute of this game. As a bonus, you can carry this game around and be scared on the go because it is playable on the Steam Deck. What are the best settings for this game, then? Keep reading and we’ll let you know.
Running games on the Steam Deck is inherently very different from classic games on PCs or consoles. Since these platforms usually get a native port, they have better compatibility, unlike the Steam Deck. It copies the controller configuration and the settings/performance from the PC and amalgamates the two. This can lead to some pretty complex requirements for gaming on the Steam Deck but luckily, this game manages to deliver even in the handheld configuration. However, to get the best experience, you will have to adjust the settings.
Alone in the Dark Steam Deck Settings for high FPS & performance
Alone in the Dark is a graphically demanding game. This game does work on the Steam Deck but needs to be at significantly lower settings than the PC counterpart to get matching framerates. Since this is a story-driven game, you will be aiming for as high an FPS as possible while keeping the game looking pretty. Before taking a look at the settings, we would like to point out that we recommend keeping every setting in the Display tab in-game off, despite this game being rated Gold on ProtonDB. The FOV slider is a user preference setting so you can choose something that works best for you.
Settings
- Window Mode: Borderless
- FSR: Off
- DLSS: Off
- DLAA: Off
- VSync: Off
- Framerate: Uncapped
- Graphics Preset: High
- Volumetric Quality: High
- Ambient Occlusion: High
- View Distance: High
- Detail Setting: High
- Particle Quality: High
- Screen Space Reflections: High
- Subsurface Scattering: High
- Shadow Quality: High
- Post Processing: High
- Texture Quality: High
- Anti–Aliasing Quality: High
- Shader Quality: High
- Effect Quality: High
- Foliage Quality: High
- Anisotropic Filtering: High
With these settings, you can expect close to 60 FPS at all times in-game.
How does it look and play?
On these settings, the game is actually pretty good-looking. Because of the smaller screen size of the Deck, the lower-resolution images and textures actually look very crisp. The stable framerate makes it easier to interact with controls and other in-game effects. It also makes the game poppy and adventurous to play. You can really enjoy this game in these settings without losing the story or the immersion of the game at all. Being portable, you can even play while traveling, making sure you do not lose progress as you make your way through the story.
Well, that is all we have to share on the Alone in the Dark best settings for the Steam Deck. If you find this guide helpful and want to read more such content, make sure to visit Android Gram daily.
